大おお八や洲しま

noun

Japan (archaic name)

Archaic abbreviation of 大八洲国, an ancient poetic name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

See also: 大八洲国

• 古こ事じ記きには「大おお八や洲しま国のくに」という名なが見みえ、略りゃくして「大おお八や洲しま」とも呼よばれた。

  In the Kojiki, the name 大八洲国 appears, and it was also abbreviated as 大八洲.